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Leaving my job as president. Launching a startup.

Some say it takes courage. Some call it audacity. Others believe it is totally insane to leave a high-paying and high-profile job to launch a start-up.

I think that this type of career move is simply pursuing a dream, following a personal calling, and living life to the fullest.

There is the risk you cannot afford to take and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take. – Peter Drucker

Leaving my job as president

Last week, I announced my resignation as president of Pyxis Technologies to pursue a personal project, as of June 15th. I briefly talked about my personal project in a recent post and today, I can share a little more information on what exactly I will be doing starting this summer – but before I do so, some explanations.

The decision to leave Pyxis was a difficult choice. I now consider that the organization I took over as president 2 years ago is now well positioned to continue its development and growth. Profitability has significantly increased and revenues are up with the organization now focusing on its core activities: Agile coaching and ScrumMaster services, training, and software development. The timing to pass the torch to a new leader now seems right. As François Beauregard wrote on the Pyxis web site:

For his leadership and courage to always take the actions he believes are right, Martin had significant impact on Pyxis in a time of great change. Martin is more than a colleague, he’s a friend and I know we are close-minded and that we share the passion for developing people and organizations […] I sincerely wish him success in his future career plans because I am convinced that we will collaborate again in the future.

Launching a start-up

Yves and I consider that managers are facing increasing complexity within their organization. In order to implement solutions that really work and that are sustainable, managers must have a systemic perspective of the environment in which they work. In addition, organizations are increasingly demanding more from their leaders and the leaders are not always adequately prepared to meet such demands. The firm we’ll be launching (more details soon) will support these managers to improve their organizational results by capitalizing on the professional and personal development of their people. More on the next project in upcoming posts…